The other day the janitor for our floor, who is a pretty cool young Hispanic guy who sings Lionel Richie tunes while he works asked me about the bathroom smell because he had gotten complaints. It clearly smelled like crap because someone (not me) had just taken a dump. With 150+ men using 2 toilets, it almost always smells like that because someone’s always taking a dump. Not his fault at all- whoever designed the bathroom without ventilation is the culprit.
I feel like I should stand up for him- he does a pretty good job overall, and the crap stink in the bathroom is solely due to the volume of feces being deposited (with great vigor and noise) by my co-workers, not because of any cleaning deficiency.
I don’t know how though; should I just tell our admin that I think he’s doing a good job? The building management?
Thanks, Suburban Plankton. It’s the right thing to do regardless of the outcome. And by the way, bumb, the fact that you can see the bigger and shittier picture is also a good thing. I hope that you do say something. 150+ men using 2 toilets and no ventilation system? What were they thinking?
I agree with the others. Employees don’t get nearly as many compliments as they do complaints, so when someone takes the time to do so, it really makes a huge impact. So, go do him a solid. I bet it’ll help in some way.
And good on you for even thinking about it in the first place. Often, hard work and a strong ethic go unnoticed.
Perhaps suggest they install a vent if possible, or at least one of those spray thingies that’s mounted to the wall and spritzes deodorizer periodically?
If there were ten (or a hundred) toilets in the same unventilated room, the smell would be the same, based on the same aggregate amount of fecal volume and fartage generated by a constant number (150) of users.
Aw, come on, you don’t dig the scent of shit and apples? OP could spritz the inside of a surgical mask and wear it while in the bomb zone. Maybe offer one to the poor janitor. Eesh.
